Lake Clark National Park and Preserve was created in 1980 to protect a portion of Bristol Bay’s wild salmon ecosystem and the Alaska Native cultures who depend upon the fish. The EPA has issued serious warnings about Pebble Mine, a massive copper-gold prospect that could be developed next to Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. The mega-mine “would cause irreversible damage” to the world’s most productive sockeye salmon fishery, worth $480 million each year in tourism and sport and commercial fishing opportunities. Pebble Mine “is likely to result in a mine pit nearly as deep as the Grand Canyon” and “cover an area larger than Manhattan.” Its mine waste “would fill a major football stadium up to 3,900 times.” We can't let this happen. Act now! Tell EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy that you support “exceptional protections” for the wild salmon fishery of Bristol Bay, Alaska.
